The 50th Anniversary CLIO Awards will feature five new and distinct award shows to celebrate the mediums and people that make up the advertising industry. At the same time that we honor this year's winners, we will take a look back at the work that personified each decade in CLIO's history.

AWARDS RECEPTION

Kick off the evening with the sounds of the 60's as Billboard spins tunes from the top 50 songs on the charts from each year in the decade. Feel free to dress or accessorize in fashion items from the 60's.
The Awards Reception will take place at The New Joint.

COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS

Honoring Print, Radio, Direct Mail, Poster, Billboard, and Strategic Communications/Public Relations.

At the same time that we honor today's winners, we'll take a look back at what made the 60's the decade that it was. We'll look at the techniques used in advertising from 1960 - 1969 and gain some insights from today's leaders in the industry on their impressions on trends at that time.
The Communications Awards will take place at The New Joint.

HONORARY CLIO

Matthew Weiner, Emmy® Award-Winning Creator & Executive Producer of AMC's MAD MEN

Weiner will be recognized as one of the most powerful storytellers to ever tackle the rise of advertising in America through a critically acclaimed original television series. The show, set in 1960s New York, follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive world of Madison Avenue advertising executives. MAD MEN, which has one won two Golden Globes for Best Television Drama, is returning to AMC for its third season in summer 2009. Prior to his work on MAD MEN, Weiner was the Executive Producer of HBO's hit drama series THE SOPRANOS during the final seasons in which the show won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

AFTER PARTY

Spencer Day Performance

Watch Spencer Day's video of "Movie of Your Life"

Spencer Day, a uniquely American singer/songwriter, will perform live in the new Poker Room. Spencer has his own distinctively expressive style of American contemporary music, a blend of jazz, pop, soul and folk. His smooth baritone voice interprets his original compositions with compassion and a touch of humor. His latest album, "Vagabond" sets the tone for the 21st-century American Songbook.

AWARDS RECEPTION

Kick off the evening with the sounds of the 90's as Billboard spins tunes from the top 50 songs on the charts from each year in the decade. Feel free to dress or accessorize in fashion items from the 90's.
The Awards Reception will take place at The New Joint.

Join us for champagne mimosas and bloody marys at Ago Restaurant as we honor one of today's distinguished contributors to the advertising industry.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This year's Lifetime Achievement Award will honor Dan Wieden.

In 1982, Wieden worked at a local ad agency in Portland, Oregon, with his partner David Kennedy on Nike, an upstart sneaker account (at the time). Shortly thereafter, the agency-client relationship began to falter, and Wieden+Kennedy recognized the timely opportunity to open their own agency. Wieden+Kennedy(W+K) was founded in Portland with one shared pay phone and one client - Nike. Today, the agency is a globally recognized powerhouse that has grown tremendously over the past 27 years, with nearly 1,000 employees and offices in Portland, New York City, London, Amsterdam, Delhi, Shanghai and Tokyo.

W+K prides itself on being an independent, creatively led, progressive ad agency that operates 24 hours a day, in several languages, and on projects beyond advertising including: international corporate branding; an experimental advertising school; the production of sports documentaries and television series; pro bono campaigns for clients in every office around the globe; as well as the W+K Tokyo Lab, which releases some of Japan's best new music. W+K currently works with worldwide recognizable brands such as Nike, Levi's, Heineken, ESPN, Coca-Cola, Electronic Arts, Honda, Procter & Gamble, Target, Disney/PIXAR and Nokia. Last year, Adweek named W+K "2007 Global Agency of the Year.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will take place at Ago Restaurant.

AWARDS LUNCHEON

Stay after the awards to enjoy a great meal at the legendary Vegas eatery owned by Hollywood icon Robert De Niro and restaurateur Agostino Sciandri and continued networking with industry leaders.

EMERGING MEDIA AWARDS

Honoring Content & Contact, Innovative Media, Interactive, and Integrated mediums.

At the same time that we honor today's winners, we'll take a look back at the emergence of the internet and the impact it's had on our lives. We'll look at the techniques used in digital advertising and gain some insights from today's leaders in the industry on their impressions on the 90's and 2000's.
The Emerging Media Awards will take place at The New Joint.

HONORARY CLIO

Mark Cuban, Entrepreneur and Chairman of HDNet

Cuban is being recognized as a digital media thought leader who helped pave the way for the industry by launching and investing in many successful online ventures and cutting-edge technologies. Cuban is the chairman of HDNet, which he co-founded in 2001, a general interest television channel in the United States and Canada broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television. In 1995 Cuban co-founded Broadcast.com, the leading provider of multimedia and streaming on the Internet and sold it to Yahoo! in 1999.

AFTER PARTY

Kick back at the CLIO Pool Party to celebrate after the Emerging Media Awards! Swimming is encouraged so bring your swimsuit and chill to the island sounds of a steel drum band while hanging at the swim-up pool bar!

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The Emerging Media Awards After Party will take place at the Hard Rock Pool.

AWARDS RECEPTION

Kick off the evening with the sounds of the 70's as Billboard spins tunes from the top 50 songs on the charts from each year in the decade. Feel free to dress or accessorize in fashion items from the 70's.
The Awards Reception will take place at The New Joint.

Join us for champagne mimosas and bloody marys at Ago Restaurant as we gather the leaders in the design industry to appreciate the best of the best.

DESIGN AWARDS

Honoring the Design medium.

For the first time ever, the CLIO Awards will honor the design medium in a separate ceremony dedicated solely to the appreciation of this unique medium.

AWARDS LUNCHEON

Stay after the awards to enjoy a great meal at the legendary Vegas eatery owned by Hollywood icon Robert De Niro and restaurateur Agostino Sciandri and continued networking with industry leaders.

MOVING IMAGE AWARDS

Honoring Television/Cinema/Digital & Television/Cinema/Digital Technique mediums.

At the same time that we honor today's winners, we'll take a look back at television in the 70's and 80's. We'll look at the techniques used at that time and gain some insights from today's leaders in the industry on what the 70's and 80's have done for today's TV commercials.
The Moving Image Awards will take place at The New Joint.

HONORARY CLIO

Barry Manilow, Singer-Songwriter

Barry Manilow has produced some of the most famous advertising jingles of all time for companies such as State Farm, Band-Aid, Tab and Stridex. In 1976, Manilow was the recipient of two CLIO Awards for his well-known television and radio commercial jingles. He received a CLIO for Best Television/Cinema Commercial for his composition of the jingle "Stuck on Me" for Johnson & Johnson's Band-Aid brand (Young & Rubicam, New York), as well as an award for Best International Radio Commercial for his performance in the jingle "Countdown" for Coca-Cola Company's soft drink, Tab (McCann-Erickson, Toronto). Best known for his musical recordings including "Mandy", "Weekend in New England" and "Copacabana", Manilow has sold more than 75 million records worldwide and is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio&Records) and Billboard magazines.

AFTER PARTY

Featuring sounds of the 80's and today.

Join us at the Hard Rock's hottest nightclub, Body English to celebrate all the winners and the close of the 50th Anniversary CLIO Awards.
The Moving Image Awards After Party will take place at The Body English